U.S. patent application number 12/960668 was filed with the patent office on 2011-12-22 for display apparatus and control method thereof.
This patent application is currently assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Eun-seok CHOI, Sang-on CHOI, Jong-bo MOON, Byung-seok SOH, Ho-june YOO.
Application Number | 20110314428 12/960668 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44480552 |
Filed Date | 2011-12-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110314428 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
YOO; Ho-june ; et
al. |
December 22, 2011 |
DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Abstract
A display apparatus includes: a display unit; a user interface
(UI) generator which generates UI information to be displayed on
the display unit; a user input unit which includes a touch pad; and
a controller which controls the UI generator to display a plurality
of selective items per item page on the display unit, to move a
focus in accordance with a touch motion of the user, and to stop
moving the focus if the focus is located at an outermost selective
item positioned at an edge of the item page.
Inventors: |
YOO; Ho-june; (Seoul,
KR) ; SOH; Byung-seok; (Yongin-si, KR) ; CHOI;
Eun-seok; (Suwon-si, KR) ; CHOI; Sang-on;
(Suwon-si, KR) ; MOON; Jong-bo; (Suwon-si,
KR) |
Assignee: |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,
LTD.
Suwon-si
KR
|
Family ID: |
44480552 |
Appl. No.: |
12/960668 |
Filed: |
December 6, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
715/863 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 3/04883
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
715/863 |
International
Class: |
G06F 3/033 20060101
G06F003/033 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 22, 2010 |
KR |
10-2010-0059104 |
Claims
1. A display apparatus comprising: a display unit; a user interface
(UI) generator which generates UI information to be displayed on
the display unit; a user input unit which comprises a touch pad and
receives a touch motion; and a controller which controls the UI
generator to display a plurality of item pages, at least one item
page of the plurality of item pages comprising a plurality of
selective items displayed on the display unit, to move a focus
among the plurality of the selective items in accordance with the
touch motion from the user input unit, and to stop moving the focus
if the focus is located at an outermost selective item among the
plurality of the selective items, the outermost selective item
being positioned at an edge of the one item page of the plurality
of item pages.
2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the
controller controls the focus to be movable if the touch motion is
generated after the user stops contacting the touch pad while the
focus is located at the outermost selective item.
3. The display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the
controller determines whether a first direction of the touch motion
generated before the user stops contacting the touch pad is same as
a second direction of the touch motion generated after the user
stops contacting the touch pad and reestablishes contact with the
touch pad, and controls the UI generator to move the plurality of
item pages in the first or the second direction of the touch motion
if it is determined that the first and the second directions are
same.
4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the
plurality of selective items are arranged in a latticed
pattern.
5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the
controller controls the UI generator to move the focus among the
plurality of the selective items in accordance with a moving
distance and a moving speed based on the touch motion of the
user.
6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user
input unit remotely communicates with the controller.
7. A display apparatus comprising a display unit; a user interface
(UI) generator which generates UI information to be displayed on
the display unit; a signal receiver which receives a touch motion
signal as a user operates a touch pad; and a controller which
controls the UI generator to display a plurality of item pages, at
least one item page of the plurality of item pages comprising a
plurality of selective items displayed on the display unit, to move
a focus among the plurality of selective items in accordance with
the touch motion signal, and to stop moving the focus if the focus
is located at an outermost selective item among the plurality of
the selective items, the outermost selective item being positioned
at an edge of the one item page of the plurality of item pages.
8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the touch
motion signal comprises a signal indicating whether the user is
contacting the touch pad, and the controller controls the focus to
be movable if, while the focus is located at the outermost
selective item, the signal receiver receives a signal indicating
that the user is contacting the touch pad after receiving a signal
indicating that the user is not contacting the touch pad.
9. The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the touch
motion signal is based on a direction of a touch motion of the
user, and the controller determines whether a first direction of
the touch motion generated before the user stops contacting the
touch pad is same as a second direction of the touch motion
generated after the user stops contacting the touch pad and
reestablishes contact with the touch pad, and controls the UI
generator to move the plurality of the item pages in the first or
the second direction of the touch motion if it is determined that
the first and the second directions of the touch motions are
same.
10. The display apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the
controller controls the UI generator to move the focus in
accordance with a moving distance and a moving speed based on the
touch motion of the user.
11. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the
plurality of selective items are arranged in a latticed
pattern.
12. A method of controlling a display apparatus that displays a
plurality of item pages, at least one item page of the plurality of
item pages comprising a plurality of selective items, the method
comprising: determining whether a focus moving among the plurality
of the selective items in accordance with a touch motion of a user
is located at an outermost selective item among the plurality of
the selective items, the outermost selective item being positioned
at an edge of the one item page of the plurality of item pages; and
stopping moving the focus if it is determined that the focus is
located at the outermost selective item.
13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising moving the
focus if the user inputs a touch motion on a touch panel after the
user stops contacting the touch panel.
14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising
determining whether a first direction of the touch motion generated
before the user stops contacting the touch panel is same as a
second direction of the touch motion generated after the user stops
contacting the touch panel and reestablishes contact with the touch
panel; and moving the plurality of the item pages in the first or
the second direction of the touch motion if it is determined that
the first and the second directions of the touch motion are
same.
15. A display apparatus comprising: a display unit; a user
interface (UI) generator which generates UI information to be
displayed on the display unit; a user input unit which receives a
user input motion of a user; and a controller which controls the UI
generator to display a plurality of scrollable pages, wherein at
least one of the plurality of scrollable pages comprises a
plurality of selective items, moves a focus among the plurality of
the selective items in accordance with the user input motion of the
user, and stops moving the focus if the focus is located at an
outermost selective item among the plurality of selective items on
one of the plurality of scrollable pages.
16. The display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the
controller moves the focus after stopping the focus if the user
input motion of the user is input, the user input motion is then
stopped, and the user input motion is then input.
17. The display apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the
controller determines whether a first direction of the user input
motion before being stopped is same as a second direction of the
user input motion after being stopped, and if the first and the
second directions of the user input motion are same, scrolls the
scrollable page that is displayed on the display unit among the
plurality of the scrollable pages in the first or the second
direction of the user input motion.
18. The display apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the user
input unit comprises a touch panel.
19. A method of controlling a display apparatus that displays a
plurality of scrollable pages, wherein at least one scrollable page
of the plurality of scrollable pages comprises a plurality of
selective items, the method comprising: moving a focus among the
plurality of selective items in accordance with a user input motion
of a user; determining whether the focus is located at an outermost
selective item among the plurality of the selective items on one of
the plurality of scrollable pages; and stopping moving the focus if
it is determined that the focus is located at the outermost
selective item of one of the plurality of scrollable pages.
20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising moving the
focus among the plurality of selective items after stopping moving
the focus if a user input motion of the user is input, the user
input motion is then stopped, and the user input motion is then
input.
21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising
determining whether a first direction of the user input motion
before being stopped is same as a second direction of the user
input motion after being stopped, and if the first and the second
directions of the user input motion are same, scrolling the
plurality of scrollable pages in the first or the second direction
of the user input motion.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from Korean Patent
Application No. 10-2010-0059104, filed on Jun. 22, 2010 in the
Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is
incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field
[0003] Apparatuses and methods consistent with the exemplary
embodiments relate to a display apparatus and a control method of
the same, and more particularly, to a display apparatus capable of
displaying a user interface (UI) with a plurality of icons, and a
control method of the same.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Direction buttons, a joystick, a keyboard, etc. are
generally used as a user interface (UI) tool for controlling a
display apparatus or various audio/video (AV) devices, so that a
user can use them to move a focus or select a desired item.
[0006] With this arrangement, it is possible to control the focus
to be moved by one step once a user clicks the button, or be moved
by many steps if a user keeps pushing the button or the
joystick.
[0007] Recently, a device based on a touch sensor such as a touch
pad, a touch screen, etc. has been used, so that a user can more
conveniently and quickly move the focus or control a graphic user
interface (GUI) through a finger or a pointing device.
SUMMARY
[0008] Exemplary embodiments provide a display apparatus and a
control method thereof, in which an item page can be properly
moved.
[0009] Exemplary embodiments also provide a display apparatus and a
control method thereof, in which a selected item can be easily
browsed.
[0010] Exemplary embodiment also provide a display apparatus and a
control method thereof, in which a user's intention can be
ascertained through control of stopping at each item page in
accordance with touch motion.
[0011] An aspect of an exemplary embodiment provides a display
apparatus including: a display unit; UI generator which generates
UI information to be displayed on the display unit; a user input
unit which includes a touch pad and inputs a touch motion; and a
controller which controls the UI generator to display a plurality
of item pages, at least one item page among the plurality of the
item pages comprising a plurality of selective items displayed on
the display unit, to move a focus among the plurality of the
selective items in accordance with the touch motion from the user
input unit, and to stop moving the focus if the focus is located at
an outermost selective item among the plurality of the selective
items, the outermost selective item being positioned at an edge of
one of the item pages.
[0012] The controller may control the focus to be movable if the
touch motion is generated after the user stops contacting the touch
pad while the focus is located at the outermost selective item.
[0013] The controller may determine whether a direction of the
touch motion generated before the user stops contacting the touch
pad is the same as a direction of the touch motion generated after
the user stops contacting the touch pad and reestablishes contact
with the touch pad, and control the UI generator to move the item
page in the direction of the touch motion if it is determined that
the directions are the same as each other.
[0014] The plurality of selective items may be arranged in a
latticed pattern.
[0015] The controller may control the UI generator to move the
focus among the selective items in accordance with a moving
distance and a moving speed based on the touch motion of the
user.
[0016] The user input unit may remotely communicate with the
controller.
[0017] An aspect of another exemplary embodiment provides a display
apparatus including a display unit; a user interface (UI) generator
which generates UI information to be displayed on the display unit;
a signal receiver which receives a touch motion signal as a user
operates a touch pad; and a controller which controls the UI
generator to display a plurality of item pages, at least one of the
plurality of item pages comprising a plurality of selective items
displayed on the display unit, to move a focus in accordance with
the touch motion signal, and to stop moving the focus if the focus
is located at an outermost selective item among the plurality of
selective items, the outermost selective item being positioned at
an edge of the item page.
[0018] The user touch motion signal may include a signal indicating
whether the user is contacting the touch pad, and the controller
may control the focus to be movable if, while the focus is located
at the outermost selective item, the signal receiver receives a
signal indicating that the user is contacting the touch pad after
receiving a signal indicating that the user is not contacting the
touch panel.
[0019] The touch motion signal may be based on a direction of touch
motion of the user, and the controller may determine whether a
direction of the touch motion generated before the user stops
contacting the touch pad is to the same as a direction of the touch
motion generated after the user stops contacting the touch pad and
reestablishes contact with the touch pad, and control the UI
generator to move the item page displayed on the display unit in
the direction of the touch motion if it is determined that the
directions of the touch motions are the same as each other.
[0020] The controller may control the UI generator to move the
focus in accordance with a moving distance and a moving speed based
on the touch motion of a user.
[0021] The plurality of selective items may be arranged in a
latticed pattern.
[0022] An aspect of another exemplary embodiment provides a method
of controlling a display apparatus that displays a plurality of
item pages, at least one item page among the plurality of item page
comprising a plurality of selective items, the method including:
determining whether a focus moving among the plurality of the
selective items in accordance with a touch motion of a user is
located at an outermost selective item among the plurality of the
selective items, the outermost selective item being positioned at
an edge of the item page; and stopping moving the focus if it is
determined that the focus is located at the outermost selective
item.
[0023] The method may further include moving the focus if the user
inputs a touch motion on a touch panel after the user stops
contacting the touch panel.
[0024] The method may further include determining whether a
direction of a touch motion generated before the user stops
contacting the touch panel is the same as a direction of a touch
motion generated after the user stops contacting the touch panel
and reestablishes contact with the touch panel; and moving the
plurality of the item pages in the direction of the touch motion if
it is determined that the directions of the touch motion are to the
same as each other.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] The above and/or other aspects will become apparent and more
readily appreciated from the following description of the exemplary
embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings,
in which:
[0026] FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a display apparatus
according to an exemplary embodiment;
[0027] FIG. 2 is a view showing UI information displayed in the
display apparatus and a touch pad according to an exemplary
embodiment;
[0028] FIG. 3 is a view showing the display apparatus and the touch
pad of FIG. 2 illustrating a method of moving a focus on the UI
information of FIG. 2;
[0029] FIG. 4 is a view which illustrates a method wherein the
focus is stopped at the outermost selective item in FIG. 3;
[0030] FIG. 5 is a view which illustrates a method wherein the
focus moves between item pages in FIG. 2;
[0031] FIG. 6 is a control flowchart for explaining a control
method of a display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;
and
[0032] FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of a display apparatus
according to another exemplary embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0033] Below, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail
with reference to accompanying drawings so as to be easily realized
by a person having ordinary knowledge in the art. The exemplary
embodiments may be embodied in various forms without being limited
to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Descriptions of
well-known parts are omitted for clarity, and like reference
numerals refer to like elements throughout.
[0034] FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a display apparatus
according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0035] A display apparatus 100 includes a display unit 10, a UI
generator 20, a user input unit 30, a signal receiver 40 to receive
a signal from the user input unit 30, and a controller 50
controlling the display unit 10, the generator 20, the user input
unit 30, and the signal receiver 40. The display apparatus 100 may
be achieved by an Internet protocol television (IP TV) that can
receive service through the Internet, and may include various AV
devices such as a computer system, a notebook computer, etc.,
having a display unit, such as a monitor, a screen, etc. Also, the
display apparatus 100 may include a netbook, various mobile
terminals, an electronic book (E-book), etc. The display apparatus
100 may further include a communication unit (not shown) to receive
contents from an external contents provider.
[0036] The display unit 10 may include a liquid crystal display
(LCD) panel having a liquid crystal layer, an organic light
emitting display (OLED) panel having an organic light emitting
layer, a plasma display panel (PDP), etc., and a panel driver (not
shown) to drive the panel. The display unit 10 may display a
broadcasting signal, a still image such as a photograph, and
various moving pictures, and display UI information provided by the
UI generator 20. Also, the display unit 10 may display an
electronic program guide (EPG) corresponding to broadcasting
program information and contents and applications provided from the
contents provider in the form of an icon.
[0037] The display apparatus 100 may further include a video
processor (not shown) to process an input image and output the
image to the display unit 10.
[0038] The UI generator 20 generates various UI information to be
given to a user and displays it on the display unit 10. FIG. 2 is a
view showing the UI information generated by the UI generator 20.
In the exemplary embodiment, various items which are selectable by
a user are selective items I, I', I'', and the UI generator 20
displays a preset number of the selective items I on the display
unit 10. The preset number of selective items I are displayed per
item page II on the display unit 10, and the item page II may be
continuously browsed, i.e., a plurality of item pages may be
scrolled through such that substantially only a single item page is
displayed on the display unit at any given time. As shown therein,
a previous item page II' and a next item page II'' continue at a
left side and a right side of a current item page II, respectively.
The selective items I in this exemplary embodiment are arranged in
a latticed pattern. For example, the selective items I are
displayed in the form of a matrix of 5.times.4 within one item page
II. The selective item I positioned at the edge of the current item
page II will be called an outermost selective item I'. As described
above, a widget or the like application may be displayed as one of
the selective items I. A user may select the item page II through
the user input unit 30 (to be described later), and select one of
the selective items I provided on the currently displayed item page
II. On the selected one of the selective items I, a focus F for a
user's instruction and selection is displayed. The focus F is for
distinguishing the selective item I selected by a user from other
selective items I not selected by the user. The focus F may be, for
example, displayed as a frame having a certain color or may
highlight the selective item I.
[0039] The UI generator 20 may be merged into the controller 50 (to
be described later) and provided as a single configuration. For
convenience of description, the UI generator 20 is described as a
separate configuration, but not physically separated from other
elements.
[0040] The user input unit 30 corresponds to a user interface for a
user's input. In this exemplary embodiment, the user input unit 30
may be achieved by a remote controller that can remotely
communicate with the controller 50. The user input unit 30 includes
a touch pad 31 to sense a user's touch, and additionally includes a
plurality of buttons 33. The touch pad 31 is provided in a place
where a user can easily touch it while holding the user input unit
30 in one hand, and there may be at least one touch pad. Under the
touch pad 31, one tact switch may be installed. A user moves among
the plurality of selective items I in accordance with touch motion,
and pushes the tact switch to select the selective item I where the
focus F is located. A user may perform various operations on the
touch pad 31. For example, a user may perform a touch move, a tap
operation of slightly touching the touch pad, a click, a
double-click, a drag-and-drop, etc. The user input unit 30 may be
achieved by a remote controller for controlling a television at
home, or a dual television that has recently developed actively.
That is, the user input unit 30 may be achieved by an auxiliary
television having a display unit and a touch pad for controlling a
main television, or may be achieved by a mobile phone having a
remote control function.
[0041] The signal receiver 40 remotely receives a signal from the
user input unit 30, and outputs it to the controller 50. The signal
receiver 40 may be realized by a communication module that can
receive an infrared (IR) signal.
[0042] The controller 50 controls the UI generator 20 to display
the preset number of the selective items I per item page II on the
display unit 10 as shown in FIG. 2, and moves the focus F in
accordance with a user's operation, thereby displaying the item
page II.
[0043] FIG. 3 is a view showing a method of moving a focus on the
UI information of FIG. 2. The controller 50 controls the focus F to
move among the selective items I in accordance with a moving
distance and a moving speed based on a user's touch motion. For
example, if the moving speed based on a user's touch motion is
slow, the focus F moves slowly between the selective items I in
accordance with a direction of the touch motion. On the other hand,
if the moving speed based on a user's touch motion is fast, the
focus F moves by a long distance in proportion to the fast moving
speed, i.e., the focus F moves quickly between the selective items
I.
[0044] Further, the controller 50 controls the UI generator 20 to
stop moving the focus F if the focus F moving among the selective
items I in accordance with a user's touch motion is located at the
outermost selective item I' of the item page II. FIG. 4 is a view
for explaining that the focus is stopped at the outermost selective
item in FIG. 3. As shown therein, if the user chooses to move the
leftmost focus F' on the item page II to the outermost selective
item I' on the opposite side, a user will increase the moving speed
based on the touch motion to quickly move the focus F'. When
quickly moving, the focus F is likely to go beyond a user's desired
page and move to the next item page II''. That is, the focus F may
move from the current item page II to the next item page II'' due
to an operation characteristic of the touch pad 31 even though a
user wants to quickly move between the selective items I distant
from each other to some extent.
[0045] To solve this problem, the controller 50 controls the focus
F to stop at the outermost selective item I' when the focus F
moving among the selective items I is located at the outermost
selective item I' on the item page II, i.e., when the focus is
located at focus F'' in FIG. 4. However, the focus F does not
unconditionally stop at the outermost selective item I' but stops
in accordance with the moving direction. For example, if the touch
motion is performed from left to right, the focus F is stopped at
the rightmost selective item I', i.e., at the focus F'', as shown
in FIG. 4. If the touch motion is performed from up to down, the
focus F is moved downwardly along the rightmost selective items and
is stopped at the downmost selective item, i.e., is stopped at the
selective item positioned in the lower right corner in FIG. 4.
Although the focus F is located on the selective item that belongs
to the downmost line, if the touch motion is performed in a
direction from right to left, the focus F is not stopped and
continues to move to the left among the downmost selective items.
Through this control, a user can freely move the focus F within the
currently displayed item page II. Also, it is possible to prevent
unintended moving between the item pages II.
[0046] After the focus F is stopped, the controller 50 controls the
focus F to be movable when receiving a touch signal again as a user
stops contacting the touch pad 31 and reestablishes contact with
the touch pad 31, i.e., when the user takes his/her hand off the
touch pad 31 and then touches it again. The stopped focus F moves
corresponding to the touch motion following after a user takes
his/her hand off the touch pad 31 and touches it again.
[0047] FIG. 5 is a view for explaining that the focus moves between
item pages in FIG. 2, i.e., for explaining the moving between the
item pages. The controller determines whether a direction of the
touch motion before a user takes his/her hand off the touch pad 31
is the same as that of the touch motion after a touch is generated
again, i.e., after the user stops contacting the touch pad 31 and
reestablishes contact with the touch pad 31. As a result of the
determination, if the two directions of the touch motions are the
same as each other, the controller 50 controls the UI generator 20
to move the item page II displayed on the display unit 10 in the
direction of the touch motion. As shown in FIG. 5, if the current
item page II is moved into the next item page II'', the focus F is
also moved from the outermost selective item I' of the current item
page II to the outmost selective item I'' of the next item page
II''.
[0048] On the other hand, if the touch motion after a user takes
his/her hands off the touch pad 31 is performed in a direction
opposite to or different from that of the touch motion before s/he
takes her/his hands off the touch pad 31, the controller 50
controls the focus F to move in accordance with the moving distance
and the moving speed of common movement of the focus F within the
item page II, i.e., the focus F is moved based on the moving
distance and moving speed without moving to a different item
page.
[0049] FIG. 6 is a control flowchart for explaining a control
method of a display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 6, the movement of the focus is controlled by the
controller 50 as follows.
[0050] First, when sensing touch motion or touch (S10), the
controller 50 determines whether the focus F is located in the
outermost selective item I' of the item page II (S20).
[0051] If the focus F is not located in the outermost selective
item I' of the item page II, the focus F is moved corresponding to
the moving distance and the moving speed based on the touch motion
(S30).
[0052] If the focus F is located in the outermost selective item I'
of the item page II, the controller 50 controls the focus F not to
move in the outermost selective item I' anymore but to stop
(S40).
[0053] Then, it is determined whether a user takes his/her hand off
the touch pad 31 (S50), i.e., whether the user is contacting the
touch pad 31. If a user does not takes his/her hand off the touch
pad 31, it is sensed whether a touch is generated again (S10),
i.e., whether a user reestablishes contact with the touch pad
31.
[0054] On the other hand, if a user takes his/her hand off the
touch pad 31, the controller 50 stores the direction of the touch
motion before s/he takes her/his hand off the touch pad 31 (S60).
Here, the direction of the touch motion may be stored by
determining coordinates on the touch pad 31 where the touch is
sensed.
[0055] After a user takes his/her hand off the touch pad 31, if a
user's touch motion is sensed (S70), the controller 50 determines
the direction of the touch motion, stores it, and determines
whether the stored direction of the touch motion is the same as
that of the touch motion before s/he took her/his hand off the
touch pad 31 (S80). Whether the directions of the touch motion are
the same as each other may be determined by determining whether up,
down, left and right directions such as directions from left to
right, from right to left, from up to down, and from down to up are
the same as each other, but not limited thereto. Alternatively,
whether the directions of the touch motion are the same as each
other may be determined by more precise standards. The standards
for determining whether the directions of the touch motion are the
same as each other may be varied depending on the size and
sensitivity of the touch pad 31, or may be set by a user.
[0056] If the stored directions of the touch motion are the same as
each other, the controller 50 moves the item page II in accordance
with the direction of the touch motion (S90).
[0057] If the direction of the touch motion is different between
before and after a user takes his/her hand off the touch pad 31,
the focus is moved in the direction of the touch motion generated
after s/he takes her/his hand off the touch pad 31 (S30).
[0058] FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of a display apparatus
according to another exemplary embodiment. As shown therein, the
user input unit 60 in this exemplary embodiment performs wired
communication with the controller 50, and is not provided as an
independent device but provided in a single apparatus including the
display unit 10. That is, the display apparatus 101 is configured
to include the user input unit 60 in a physically single housing.
For example, the display apparatus 101 may include a mobile
terminal such as a notebook computer, an E-book, a netbook, etc.
According to alternative exemplary embodiment, the display
apparatus may be achieved by a digital camera, a MP3 player, a
tablet personal computer (PC), a hand held products (HHP), etc.
According to an exemplary embodiment, the user input unit 60 is not
limited to the remote controller as shown in FIG. 1, and may
include any user input device including a touch pad. In these
exemplary embodiments, the UI control method based on communication
between the user input unit 60 and the controller 50 is
substantially equal to that of the foregoing exemplary
embodiment.
[0059] Thus, the display apparatus is capable of displaying the
selective item per page in order to allow a user to easily browse
the selective items. To this end, the display apparatus provides a
UI in which a user's intention can be ascertained through the
control of stopping per page in accordance with the touch
motion.
[0060] As described above, there are provided a display apparatus
and a control method thereof, in which an item page can be properly
moved.
[0061] Also, there are provided a display apparatus and a control
method thereof, in which a selected item can be easily browsed.
[0062] Further, there are provided a display apparatus and a
control method thereof, in which a user's intention can be
ascertained through control of stopping at each item page in
accordance with touch motion
[0063] Although a few exemplary embodiments have been shown and
described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that
changes may be made in these exemplary embodiments without
departing from the principles and spirit of the inventive concept,
the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their
equivalents.
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